Is the loss of a trial date, prolonging litigation, and associated difficulties and hardships that may be suffered by one or more of the parties suffer not factors that constitute “prejudice” in considering whether to grant the amendments?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sam v. British Columbia, 2016 BCSC 799 (CanLII):

Esquimalt argues that “the loss of a trial date, prolongment of litigation, and associated difficulties and hardships that may be suffered by one or more of the parties are not factors that constitute ‘prejudice’ in considering whether to grant the amendments,” and cites for this proposition Chouinard v. O’Connor, 2011 BCCA 161.

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